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PostPosted: Aug 23 2010    Post subject: chicken quarters temp? Reply with quote

what temp do you guys usually take chicken quarters too?
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PostPosted: Aug 23 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

bomb'n bbq, I believe the recommended internal temp for chicken is 165° to 170°. I rely on the leg wiggle more than probing.
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PostPosted: Aug 23 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I usually let them go to 175, I feel like it helps render a little more fat and the dark meat is still plenty moist. If I cooked a little more like the competition guys that scrape fat off the skin first, I might be a little more careful with it like I am with white meat.
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PostPosted: Aug 23 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

165-175.
Some get a little hotter.
Never no less than 165.
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PostPosted: Aug 23 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am like KAM, I go to about the 170° mark. If the joint separates easily, then they are done.
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PostPosted: Aug 23 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Done a few to 170° and it leaves a bit of red from blood vessels or whatever. It can make guests very squeemish to look at it thinking you're poisoning them. At 170° the meat texture is perfect, and i think would still be very satisfactory up to 175°, which I will try next time guests are over.
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